Mortie (Pahrump, Nv) on 10/18/2009
Replied By Catherine (Wellington, New Zealand) on 04/13/2010
EC: Thank you so much!
Replied By Catherine (Wellington, New Zealand) on 09/28/2012
Replied By Anonymous (-) on 06/19/2013
So one tsp of CoT would contain around 800mg of potassium, if I'm not completely mistaken. One source (http://blog.fooducate.com/2011/01/11/8-things-to-know-about-cream-of-tartar/ ) said it would contain 495 mg of potassium. I packed mine quite densely though and my equipment isn't necessarily very accurate.
Replied By Ann (La, Ca) on 12/01/2013
The reference on the page is this:
10/18/2009: Mortie from Pahrump, Nv: "For your minimum daily requirement of potassium take one level teaspoon of CREAM of TARTER - ABOUT 5 GRAMS as compared to 99 milligrams in a tablet."
That is incorrect. 1 teaspoon of cream of tartar contains just 11% of your daily needs, which is 495mg of potassium, not 5 grams -- that's a 10X difference. You can cite the following reliable sources:
http://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/foods/show/5746
http://www.nutritionvalue.org/Leavening_agents, _cream_of_tartar_nutritional_value.html
Replied By Diana (West Palm Beach, Fl) on 12/09/2014
Replied By Mama To Many (Tennessee) on 12/09/2014
I have not been able to find any information to say that cream of tartar would be contraindicated in breastfeeding. I checked my "Breastfeeding Answer Book" and could find no information about it. It was not listed in the table of foods and substances contraindicated during breastfeeding.
Personally, I would not be concerned. I was a nursing mom for most of 20 years and I don't think I would have thought twice about it.
But perhaps you have some information I am unaware of regarding it?
Your toddler is so blessed to still be nursing!
~Mama to Many~
Replied By Louise (Utah) on 12/03/2015
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Replied By Paul (Tx) on 08/01/2017
Replied By Ali (Wales) on 10/27/2021
As Dr. Berg points out on YouTube, a classic symptom of low potassium is hearing your blood/pulse whooshing or banging in your ears. I keep a pot of potassium citrate crystals by my bed & a quarter teaspoon in water gives me 300mg of elemental potassium, the amount in a small banana. As I don't want to be eating at night, I just pop some into half a glass of water along with half a teaspoon of magnesium citrate (magnesium helps the cells retain potassium, apparently), let it dissolve for a few minutes then drink it down. Stops the banging & calms me down within a few minutes. A level teaspoon of Cream of Tartar only seems to contain around 500mg of elemental potassium (the amount in a large banana), so shouldn't be an issue. A glass of coconut water contains a decent amount of potassium, so having some of that on hand is helpful too.